My Level 80 Priest is kicking it in Halfhill, so he can go make Imperial Silk daily, so I see no reason why not.

Games are not necessarily "easier" today. You are just a better player.
It takes more now to impress many gamers than it did 2-5 years ago, because so much has already been seen and done.
Many players expect to be wow'd with every release of a beloved franchise.
These are generally NOT the fault of the developers, but the fault of many players over-hyping and/or setting expectations too high.

Another way is to find a friendly mage and have them summon you to shrine and then have some with a two person flying mount fly you there, I have a friend that made a lvl 1 alt just to have it parked in front of the bmah.